Thursday, June 06, 2013

Zack Greinke wasn't overwhelming but ended up shutting out Atlanta over seven innings, using 117 pitches. The Dodgers were nursing a 1-0 lead into the 8th, when pinch hitter Hanley Ramirez worked a walk to load the bases. Who came up with the ol' Rancho Ardiendo? See above (Vin's call (or lack thereof) here).

Did we mention it was a first-pitch grand slam?

Yeah, Brute 66 has only played four games and already has three home runs and nine RBI (.438/.438/1.063). Also credit Scott Van Slyke with a sweet throw to hold the runner at third in the seventh, Greinke's last inning.

I've missed all three of his homers after going to bed early and I am convinced he would have not hit them if I was watching. I will gladly give up watching them live if he is going to continue to hit them and we are going to continue to win

Ok so I'm watching the highlights on MLB and you have Vin Scullys call where he is silent and then talks about why he is silent with all of the cheering in the background. Then the highlight goes to Steiner screaming his fucking head off practically eating his microphone. Quite a contrast.

AC, I had a similar experience. Was in the car on the way to work, and when that highlight came on MLB Network Radio, they had Steiner's call. It was such contrast to Vin's call (which of course was mostly silence). It was like Steiner had been experiencing constipation, and had finally had a bowel movement; just sheer unfocused gurgling. Then he said something lame about this not even happening in Hollywood, but that it did. Contrast that with Vin's masterpiece after the Mannyslam: "That's even more Hollywood than Hollywood. Yep, that's Mannywood."

I saw it in his first 2 games as well, but didn't make the defecting from Cuba connection until after the grand slam last night.Brute 66 is getting picked up in every fantasy league in the country by now I bet.